He said “If you see our company policy we treat it like a cold now”

No paid time off of course, so I’m currently eating through my own cash so that I don’t get my coworkers sick

covid-cool

  • raven [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    YOU SHOULDN’T BE EXPECTED TO COME IN WITH A COLD EITHER WHAT THE FUCK?

    This shit is why I’m always SICK in the FIRST PLACE. meow-tableflip

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      That’s a good point. OP is likely in some open plan office, while boss gets to hide away behind a closed door with fresh, non-covid air to breathe.

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    This remains a policy that hurts both employers AND employees, studies show actual sick leave actually improves performance and work attendance. It’s another example of why the system isn’t even engineered for profit, it’s engineered for shitting on the poor.

    Go in and cough violently on everything in your boss’ vicinity.

    • Which is obvious to anyone with half a fucking brain. Sick people don’t do good work, and make other people sick. Duh.

      Why are capitalists so shitty at capitalism, their cruelty hurts their ability to benefit themselves!

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      Same thing with universal healthcare. It’s way cheaper for businesses, but the current US system gives them tons of leverage. Power at all costs

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        There’s another aspect to universal healthcare which gets overlooked in mainstream discourse and that is the fact that when the government is ultimately responsible for paying for the health and wellbeing of its citizens, regardless of the flaws in real-world implementation, then the government has a financial commitment to the overall wellbeing of society.

        Y’know how the US has lead in the water in thousands of areas?

        That impacts on health outcomes. And that costs the government money in the long run under a universal healthcare system.

        So there’s a major incentive for the government to get its shit together and act to protect citizens in order to save on the long-term costs by engaging in primary and preventative healthcare under a universal healthcare model.

        There’s a reason why countries like New Zealand are taking a hard stance against tobacco - it’s because that’s a public health disaster and it costs the government a small fortune in healthcare when people are sick and dying because of smoking.

        Do I hate the market rationalism? Of course.

        But do I prefer the fact that under a universal healthcare model that the government has a direct financial interest in the health and wellbeing of each citizen? Of course.

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    That’s the unfortunate reality of the corporate overlord structure we’ve been living in for a while. If you’re financially strapped and must go in, inform your coworkers ahead of time so they can arrange their working space to be away from you (and also let them know their company policy is compelling you to come in). Double mask and eat your lunch away and outside the office if possible. Bring your own sanitizers.

    I’ve had coworkers in this same situation and I don’t begrudge them for coming in under similar circumstances so long as they took personal precautions to minimize potential spread.

    Hope you feel better soon.

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    Absolutely absurd. I have no clue how people have managed to just stop giving a shit about it. I’ve maintained the policy in my class that if you’re sick do not come in, I’ll give you an extension on any work and work with you to get it done. So far I’ve managed to have limited class room spread. I remember back in August/September 2021 I had 1/3 of my students catch COVID during that wave, I was basically quarantined at home from my wife in case I got it.